Democrats Win Vote on Overtime Pay For Working Americans

Pelosi: Democrats Win Vote on Overtime Pay For Working Americans

Washington, D.C.-House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today after the House voted 223 to 193 to accept a Democratic amendment, offered by DemocraticCongressmen David Obey of Wisconsin and George Miller of California, to block implementation of the Bush Administration's new overtime regulations:

"Today's vote was a rare victory for middle class Americans. President Bush's overtime regulations will affect 6 million workers and are the biggest pay cut ever for middle class families, cutting 25 percent of some families' incomes.

"A 25 percent pay cut is a punch in the teeth of working Americans, and Democrats put on a full-court press to stop it. Democrats will not stand by while middle class Americans are asked to work more so that President Bush's special interest friends can pay them less.

"Both the House and the Senate have now voted to block the President's overtime pay cut. Republican leaders should honor the wishes of both Houses and stop the regulations, but if history is any guide they will deceive, dodge, and delay until the bidding of their special interest masters is done. Democrats will fight to make certain hardworking Americans get the overtime pay they deserve."